Charles J. Cooper: Curriculum Vitae

Education: J.D., University of Alabama School of Law in 1977 (first in class; editor in chief, Alabama Law Review); B.S., University of Alabama School of Business Administration in 1974 (with honors) Date Joined Firm: Oct. 1, 1996 (founding partner)

Practice Areas: Litigation

Previous Law Experience:


1990-1996:

Partner-Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge; Washington, D.C.


1988-1990:

Partner-McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe; Washington, D.C.


1981-1988:

U.S. Department of Justice


1985-1988:

Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel


1982-1985:

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division


1979-1981:

Associate-Long, Aldridge & Norman; Atlanta, Georgia

Clerkships: Justice William H. Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court (1978-1979)